The Blessings of the LORD and Final Justice

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The blessing of ADONAI is what makes people rich, and he doesn't mix sorrow with it.

23

To a fool, vileness is like a game, as is wisdom to a person of discernment.

24

What a fool dreads will overtake him, but the righteous will be given his desire.

25

When the storm has passed, the wicked are gone; but the righteous are firmly established forever.

26

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes is a lazy person to his employer.

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The fear of ADONAI adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

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What the righteous hope for will end in joy; what the wicked expect will come to nothing.

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The way of ADONAI is a stronghold to the upright but ruin to those who do evil.

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The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not remain in the land.

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The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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The lips of the righteous know what is wanted, but the mouth of the wicked [knows] deceit.